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bate  Speak Example sentences
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限制,抑制 let down; restrain; lessen force or intensity of; moderate
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漂白 cause to turn white or become pale; take color from; bleach
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支持,增援 support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion
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以珠装饰的,珠状的 covered with beads of liquid
beeline  Speak Example sentences
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轰击(导弹) attack with missiles; continuous attack with shot and shell upon a town, fort, or other position
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植物学 the science which treats the structure of plants, the functions of their parts, places of growth, and classification
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直线 direct, quick route; direct, straight course
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严厉指责,谴责 rebuke or scold angrily and at length
belligerent  Speak Example sentences
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竖立的 rising like bristles; showing irritation
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串,束,群 clump; cluster; gathering
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好斗的,好斗嘴的 inclined or eager to fight; aggressive
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支持 support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence
berate  Speak Example sentences
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丧亲 grievous loss; particularly, the loss of a relative or friend by death
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严厉指责,谴责 rebuke or scold angrily and at length
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损害,玷污 瑕疵,缺点 mark with deformity; injure or impair, as anything excellent; make defective, either the body or mind
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遗赠,遗留 leave to someone by a will; hand down
bereavement  Speak Example sentences
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丧亲 grievous loss; particularly, the loss of a relative or friend by death
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遗赠,遗留 leave to someone by a will; hand down
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损害,玷污 瑕疵,缺点 mark with deformity; injure or impair, as anything excellent; make defective, either the body or mind
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大叫,大喊 cry out with a loud, full sound; cry with vehemence, as in calling or exultation; shout
blare  Speak Example sentences
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享有自治权的市镇或区 an incorporated town that is not a city; a town, or a division of a large town
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盆,盆地 the bowl-shaped vessel, usually used for holding food or liquids
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以珠装饰的,珠状的 covered with beads of liquid
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大声喊叫,令人眩晕的强光 loud, harsh roar or screech; a dazzling blaze of light
blemish  Speak Example sentences
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大声喊叫,令人眩晕的强光 loud, harsh roar or screech; a dazzling blaze of light
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损害,玷污 瑕疵,缺点 mark with deformity; injure or impair, as anything excellent; make defective, either the body or mind
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强壮的肌肉 solid and well-developed muscles, especially of the arms and legs
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谴责,责备 condemn; rebuke; find fault with; censure
bouquet  Speak Example sentences
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花束 small cluster or arrangement of flowers; an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present
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订婚 become engaged to marry; promise to marry
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发芽,成长 grow forth; send out buds; grow or develop rapidly
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享有自治权的市镇或区 an incorporated town that is not a city; a town, or a division of a large town
bowdlerize  Speak Example sentences
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删除 edit by omitting or modifying parts considered offensive, vulgar, or otherwise unseemly
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得子,产生 produce; give rise to
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谷仓,畜棚 an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
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盆,盆地 the bowl-shaped vessel, usually used for holding food or liquids
brawn  Speak Example sentences
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不合习俗,放荡不羁 unconventional in an artistic way
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强壮的肌肉 solid and well-developed muscles, especially of the arms and legs
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滑稽的模仿 give an imitation that ridicules; imitate mockingly or humorously
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以珠装饰的,珠状的 covered with beads of liquid